Barnes Roofing and Guttering
- Roofing Contractor serving St. Joseph, Missouri.
- Services: emergency repair, roof inspection, roof replacement, roof repair, storm damage repair.
Services Offered
How to check Barnes Roofing and Guttering on the Missouri record
Missouri has no statewide roofing license or registration — requirements live at the city and county level, so check your local permit office and ask the roofer for proof of insurance
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- Look at the expiration date and compare it with the dates in your contract.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
Hail record for St. Joseph, Buchanan County
In Buchanan County, the NOAA record since 2017 lists 13 hail entries. Quarter-size stones or larger appear on 6 days. 2 of those days had golf-ball hail or bigger. The largest stone was 1.75 inches, about a golf ball. The newest golf-ball day in the record falls in 2023.
The strongest logged thunderstorm gust is 82 mph.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Barnes Roofing and Guttering or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Missouri ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Buchanan County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
NOAA also lists 4 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF1.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 2 hail reports within 25 miles of St. Joseph.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1 inch or more | 6 |
| Top gust, mph | 82 |
| Reports, all years | 26 |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 13 |
| Largest stone, inches | 1.75 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 85% |
The biggest day on file is June 21, 2015: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near De Kalb.
| Calendar year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2.75 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1.75 |
Housing around St. Joseph
Half the homes in St. Joseph were built before 1962; the typical house is about 64 years old. 74.6 percent of homes in St. Joseph were built before 1980. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1962 is on roof number 3 or later if each was replaced on schedule.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,578 |
| Total housing units | 33,143 |
| Detached and attached houses | 74% |
| Typical year built | 1962 |
| Pre-1980 homes | 74.6% |
What a new roof costs in St. Joseph
The St. Joseph multiplier is below 1, about 12 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,160 to $13,640 for asphalt shingles. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area is $51,140 a year. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it.
| Material | Installed cost | Typical life | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | $12,320 - $22,880 | 20-30 yrs | $17,600 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,120 - $35,200 | 50-70 yrs | $28,160 |
| Clay Tile | $21,120 - $35,200 | 50-100 yrs | $28,160 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,040 - $14,080 | 15-25 yrs | $10,560 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,320 - $21,120 | 35-50 yrs | $16,720 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,920 - $13,640 | 25-30 yrs | $10,780 |
Common questions, St. Joseph
- What should I do after a hailstorm?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection quickly. Many policies have a claim window.
- Is hail common around St. Joseph?
- From 2017 the county has 13 reports; hail of 1 inch or more came on 6 of those days, most often in April.
- How old are the roofs in St. Joseph?
- Median year built is 1962, which gives 64 years. A roof is younger than the house whenever it was replaced.
- Which months bring hail to Buchanan County?
- Hail concentrates in April (50 percent), and April through July total 85 percent of the record.
- What does a new roof cost in St. Joseph?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,160 to $13,640 in St. Joseph, and the middle of that range is $9,900. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- What is the biggest hail on record for Buchanan County?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 1.75 inches, close to a golf ball. 2 days reached golf-ball size or more.
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